MPD Self Defense Class
Sargent Blandford with the Midland Police Department visited Family Promise of Midland to give our families active shooter training and empowered our single moms with self-defense skills. MPD uses the RAD system which has a mission statement of establish an accessible, constantly improving and internationally respected alliance of dedicated instructors. These instructors in turn, will provide educational opportunities for women, children, men and seniors to create a safer future for themselves. In doing this, we challenge society to evolve into an existence where violence is not an acceptable part of daily life.
We are excited to collaborate with our local law enforcement and build a strong sense of community!!!
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Give Hope Community Care
Give Hope Community Care is a new and upcoming nonprofit organization whose mission statement is "Empowering communities with education advocacy and resources to create positive social change all while addressing systematic inequalities."
They have partnered with Family Promise to provide meals for our families. So far, Give Hope Community Care has donated a box of nonperishable items and a $15 gift card to HEB.
Latrina and Mr. Wynn have agreed to bring Family Promise monthly food boxes to assist in the recent spike in food costs. We are grateful to have this partnership and look forward to watching them grow as an agency!
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GCRCC
Through the extreme generosity of the membership of Golf Course Road Church of Christ, Family Promise of Midland recently received a check for $40,000, which was put toward the hiring of a full-time, licensed counselor to serve families in our programs. We sincerely thank God and GCRCC!
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Upcoming Events & Information.
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Hello families!
This month in the counseling corner, I examine trigger points that can affect adults unconsciously from their own perceived childhood trauma. When we recognize these traumas; we then can address them on our own, with family, or your counselor. Realizing that defense mechanisms used when you were a child during traumatic events live in the body and not just the memory. Some are buried so deep they cause us to disconnect from why we feel the way we do at certain times or during certain events.
Take the time to read the 5 Trigger Points included.
5 Trigger Points That Can Activate Your Childhood Emotional Neglect
1. Being around your parents…or even just talking or thinking about them: Coping with emotionally neglectful parents can be one of the most challenging parts of being an adult. Children intuitively go toward their parents for emotional connection. But, sadly, when emotionally neglected children do so, they are too often met with disappointment. Now, as an adult, they sense that something is missing when around their parents. They can be triggered by their parent’s lack of attention, surface-level conversations, and inability to see them in a deep and emotional way. This creates feelings of hurt, anger, and loneliness.
2. Being ignored: On a basic level, experiencing childhood emotional neglect is a form of being ignored daily. Growing up without your feelings noticed, responded to, or validated enough means that the essence of who you are (your emotions) is overlooked. This can give clarity as to why today you might feel unseen by yourself and others. You might even find that you’re extremely comfortable living in the background and afraid to take risks, speak up, or be the center of attention. However, when situations arise in which you are blatantly ignored or overlooked, your childhood feelings of being unseen can become triggered, making the current situation more painful than it needs to be.
3. Experiencing conflict: While everyone encounters conflict throughout their lives, not everyone is equipped with the tools to deal with conflict in an effective and healthy way. Conflict requires us to be OK with the fact that (1) we are feeling angry or hurt and (2) someone in our life is also angry or hurt. It also requires us to be able to identify what we’re feeling, understand it, and put those feelings into words. Having these invaluable emotion skills doesn’t come easily, especially for those that experienced childhood emotional neglect. So, when there is conflict, you may not have the skills necessary to handle the situation. Instead, you might feel compelled to avoid, push down your feelings, and pretend that nothing is wrong.
4. Needing help: Going to your parents repeatedly in childhood only to be let down creates deep feelings of disappointment. Over time, you learn that it’s painful to rely on people and that asking for help is useless. This is because each time you searched for support; your feelings of aloneness were amplified. When you do need help now as an adult, you might become very uncomfortable. Asking for help triggers your fear of disappointment and lack of trust that even those who love you will actually come through for you.
5. Being around someone with strong emotions: In my years of running therapy groups, I learned something interesting about folks with childhood emotional neglect. Each time one group member expressed strong emotion, certain group members would start squirming in their chairs, go to the restroom, crack a joke, or attempt to change the topic of discussion. These group members were the emotionally neglected folks, clearly activated by displays of raw emotion. Because they learned to wall off their emotions to survive in their childhood homes, they didn't understand feelings or how they work so were triggered by others' emotions. They also had a low tolerance for feelings in general, especially strong ones.
Until next month!
Warm Regards,
Crystal Featherstone MS LPC-A
432-218-8231
Ext 715
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Family Promise Achievements.
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We have a remarkable 11-year-old young lady in our Family Promise program who has emerged as an exceptional swimmer!
She has recently been honored with the prestigious title of Champion at the 2023 Mini-Prix Championship Event. Her consistent success in this sport is truly admirable, as she consistently achieves high rankings and impressive performances. We are proud of you!
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Family Count
MIHN
Davis Family 28M, 25F, 3F
Corrales Family 28F, 3M
Gollihar Family 39M, 16F, 10M
Families Forward
Viera Family 36F, 17M, 11M, 1M
Molina Family 25F, 2M, 1mos F
Molina Family 24F, 6M, 2F, 1F, 7mos
Baker Family 40F, 7M, 6M
Carrico Family 28F, 7F, 3F
Soto Family 42F, 4M, 3F
Young Family 27F, 1M
Perez Family 39F, 10M 7M
Cruz Family 40F, 13F, 11F, 3F, 3F
Leonard Family 46F, 17M, 15M, 9F
Duran Family 35M, 15F, 9M
Hernandez Family 27M, 9M, 4F
Rodriguez Family 48F, 16F, 15F
Donations Needed
Wipes
Pull ups: 3T and 4T
Diapers size: 4, 5, and 6
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